3rd 20 most used verbs Flashcards
Stand
Yima, eg Yima lakho(stand there)
Speak
Khuluma
Buy
Thenga, eg ngiyathengile(I bought it)
Send, dispatch
Thumela, eg ungithumile(he sent me)
Become
Iba, eg Iba ngokunye(become something else)
Lose
Lahlekelwa, eg Ingabe ulahlekelwe ingqondo(have you lost your mind)
Follow
Landela, eg ngilandele(follow me)
Seem
Kubonakala, eg ngakho kubonakakala
Write
Bhala, eg Bhala phansi lokhu(write this down)
Pull
Donsa, eg donsa umunwe wami(pull my finger)
Explain, define
Chaza, eg Chaza uthando( define love)
Throw
Ponsa, eg yiphonse ngaphandle(throw it out)
Marry
Shada, shade (get married)
Forgive, justify
Thethelela, eg akukho ukuthethelela(there is nothing to forgive)
Sing
Cula, eg Cula okuthile(sing something)
Expect
Lindela, eg Kade ngikulindele(I’ve been expecting you)
Swear
Inhlamba (swear it)
Handle
Isibambo, eg asikho isibambo(there’s no handle)
Spend, spoil
Chitha, eg ngayichitha (I spent it)
Protect, fend, defend
Vikela, eg Ngizokuvikela (ill protect you)